Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - IBM 7379E2U Installation And User Manual

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Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

The following notes describe the types of hard disk drives that the server supports
and other information that you must consider when you install a hard disk drive:
v The server supports up to sixteen 2.5-inch, SAS/SATA hot-swap hard disk drives
v The hot-swap drives are arranged horizontally in the standard hard disk drive
v On models with 2.5-inch hard disk drives, the drive numbers are 0 through 7
v On models with four 3.5-inch hard disk drives, the drive numbers are 0 through 3
v For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/
v Inspect the drive tray for signs of damage.
v Make sure that the drive is correctly installed in the tray.
v See the documentation for the ServeRAID adapter for instructions for installing a
v All hot-swap drives in the server must have the same throughput speed rating;
v To minimize the possibility of damage to the hard disk drives when you are
v You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in the hot-swap
v The drive ID of each hot-swap hard disk drive is printed on the hard disk drive
or up to eight 3.5-inch, SAS/SATA hot-swap hard disk drives in the standard
hot-swap bays depending on your model.
Note: SAS expander card does not support 3 GB RAID adapters.
cage.
(right to left). 8 through 15 (right to left). 16 through 23 (right to left). When you
install hard disk drives, start with drive 0.
(left to right). On models with eight 3.5-inch hard disk drives, hard disk drive cage
for 4 through 7 (left to right) is added.
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ .
hard disk drive.
Note: For proper cooling, do not install any card in the slot next in sequence to
a ServeRAID adapter with battery backup module (for example, if a ServeRAID
adapter with battery backup module is installed in slot 2, do not install any card
in slot 3).
using drives with different speed ratings might cause all drives to operate at the
speed of the slowest drive.
installing them in a rack configuration, install the server in the rack before you
install the hard disk drives.
drive bays. However, you must turn off the server when you perform any steps
that involve installing or removing cables.
cage.
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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